Once again, the indigenous communities of the Tibetan Plateau have had their voice and concerns silenced. There will be no Tibetans at the World Parks Congress (WPC) which opens in Durban, South Africa on 8 September 2003.
The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, will soon begin a visit to the United States that will take him to five cities [San Francisco, Bloomington, Washington D.C., NY City and Boston], including Washington, D.C.
A Tibetan activist of the Tibetan Youth Congress shouts anti-Chinese slogans while holding a poster of Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, during a demonstration in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, September 2, 2003. According to Tibetan activists, September 2 is 'Democracy Day,' when a newly elected representative is chosen to lead their exiled democratic government in India.
Photo by Ajay Verma
Tibetan Market near Vijay Ratan Chowk is facing closure prospect following a steep hike in occupancy charge by the Municipal Council, Ambala Sadar. Even though Tibetan refugees have been peddling their wares in Ambala for the past 35 years
The Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein celebrated the 43rd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day on Saturday, 30th August at Rikon near Zurich. Over 600 Tibetans were present on this occasion.
PEDALLING FOR PEACE: 56-year-old Brian Summerfield is hoping to spread his message for a free Tibet to as many schoolkids as possible while he is in the Highlands.
Brian Summerfield will never forget the four words that changed the course of his life forever. It was on a backpacking trek through Tibet in 1997 when an infant boy, draped in rags, ran up to him and slipped a note under his arm.
